Content Design
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- Create Date：2021-03-06 03:15:03
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Sarah Richards
- ISBN：1527209180
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Summary
Between 2010 and 2014， Sarah Richards and her team at the Government Digital Service invented the discipline of content design by applying new techniques to their work。 In this book， Sarah explains what “content design” really means， and tells you how to put those techniques into your organisation and your web project。
This book is short， lively and practical。 Using real-world examples and imagined examples， it takes the reader through the content design process one step at a time， explaining everything along the way。
If you’re new to content design， or want to get better at it， this book is what you need to get started。
This book is short， lively and practical。 Using real-world examples and imagined examples， it takes the reader through the content design process one step at a time， explaining everything along the way。
If you’re new to content design， or want to get better at it， this book is what you need to get started。
Reviews
Harmke
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Duidelijk boek met alle basisprincipes voor contentcreatie。
Paulo Ribeiro
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Perhaps I had the wrong expectations， but I found the book provided only a very high-level overview into the content design process。As a Technical Writer， I was already familiar with most principles and processes of designing content， as most of it is similar or has an equivalent in the technical writing practice。Although the examples throughout the book are helpful， I was expecting to find more tangible information on how to solve challenges that you end up having on your day-to-day job as a Co Perhaps I had the wrong expectations， but I found the book provided only a very high-level overview into the content design process。As a Technical Writer， I was already familiar with most principles and processes of designing content， as most of it is similar or has an equivalent in the technical writing practice。Although the examples throughout the book are helpful， I was expecting to find more tangible information on how to solve challenges that you end up having on your day-to-day job as a Content/UX/Technical Writer。 Even pointers to more in-depth resources would be useful。The layout and typography used in the book do look good and help get one's attention， but in my opinion I think it helps gloss over the fact that there isn't much information in the book besides what could easily fit into a well organized collection of blog posts。 。。。more
Taylor Vinson
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I really enjoyed this book。 I read the ebook and thought the design of it was very fitting for the topic and very easy to read visually。 I've been writing for so many years and I have finally decided to make my pathway into being a content designer。 This book gave me a lot of insight about how to think about content from a more technical perspective。 It gave me tips on how to do content based user research as well as relit a fire in me for my passion for writing in conversational styles。 I defin I really enjoyed this book。 I read the ebook and thought the design of it was very fitting for the topic and very easy to read visually。 I've been writing for so many years and I have finally decided to make my pathway into being a content designer。 This book gave me a lot of insight about how to think about content from a more technical perspective。 It gave me tips on how to do content based user research as well as relit a fire in me for my passion for writing in conversational styles。 I definitely recommend this for anyone who is new to content design or even to journalists， bloggers， or writers on the internet or print。 It's a great reminder to be intentional about how content reaches people visually and emotionally which to be honest， I haven't seen much of in my previous professional experiences。 I am eager to engage with new people who are deeply interested in the ways words can make people feel。 。。。more
Aaron McAdam
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This book is an excellent primer on how to design copy。 It has some good ideas on how to both manage and research content design tasks。
Lou Robinson
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Recommended by our Head of CX at work， I thought I’d take a read of this one （although you know my usual feelings on reading non-fiction）。 But this was actually a very good read。。。and as you can imagine， the content has been exquisitely designed！ I’ll be sharing this with my team。
Claude Ramey
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I can’t say anything that isn’t obvious from the title。 This is an easy， humorous， no-frills primer on content design and its best practices。
Tom
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The book helps people with writing background with orientation in "design thinking" field or generally with writing for （digital） products。Content Design will not teach you， how to write。 It explains to copywriters， how to do user research， how people read online， how to write user or job stories。 It'll also help you with stakeholder management - how to get attention of important people， how to invite them to decision making meetings 。。。 in general， how to avoid situation when they don't approve The book helps people with writing background with orientation in "design thinking" field or generally with writing for （digital） products。Content Design will not teach you， how to write。 It explains to copywriters， how to do user research， how people read online， how to write user or job stories。 It'll also help you with stakeholder management - how to get attention of important people， how to invite them to decision making meetings 。。。 in general， how to avoid situation when they don't approve what you wrote。 It will get a little to the writing itself in the second part "Designing" but， it again， just explain principles of prioritising and choosing right content for right situation， or how to do pair writing。The book is perfectly readable。 It's obvious that the author know how to write and doesn't hesitate to use it :-） The top of a reading experience is， when it throws a lot of a data to you， so you feel overwhelmed - to show you a few pages after it with just one precise words。 So you get feeling that reading is easy again and you're turning pages in very speed。 。。。more
Elizabeth Jones
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An easy to read and digest introduction to the author's concept of content design。 An easy to read and digest introduction to the author's concept of content design。 。。。more
Sudakshina Bhattacharjee
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I was given this book as a leaving gift from my colleagues and realise that my approach to content creation and marketing is largely based on the principles of Content Design without even having read the book before！ It’s a short and witty guide for content creators and aspiring content designers。 It’s to help these creative professionals: 1。 efficiently help organisations with their website marketing activities 2。 make the Internet more useful and enjoyable for users。 Thank you Sarah Richards f I was given this book as a leaving gift from my colleagues and realise that my approach to content creation and marketing is largely based on the principles of Content Design without even having read the book before！ It’s a short and witty guide for content creators and aspiring content designers。 It’s to help these creative professionals: 1。 efficiently help organisations with their website marketing activities 2。 make the Internet more useful and enjoyable for users。 Thank you Sarah Richards for writing this！ 。。。more
N。
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A nice little insightful and useful book that’s helped me become a better content writer。
J。 T。
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A bit drySome useful stuff but the layout didn't seem to translate well to Kindle。 I found the book a bit dry and corporate focused。 A bit drySome useful stuff but the layout didn't seem to translate well to Kindle。 I found the book a bit dry and corporate focused。 。。。more
Jrene
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Short and clear but nevertheless rich in content。 Even for people who have already dealt with the topic in depth。 Small and handy format。
Saskia
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Essential reading for content professionals。 A clear explanation of how to make sure your content， its form and structure are relevant to your audience。
Silvana
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Muy claro y de lectura básica para los que se inician。 Es un muy buen libro si estás empezando en el área de contenidos o si aún piensas en construir para la empresa y no para los usuarios。 Gran punta pie inicial。
Visnja Zeljeznjak
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Great starter。 I wish there were even more examples。
Kaitlyn
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Probably the best book I've ever read about UX writing。 Super practical steps and ideas that you can take directly into your writing practices/team。 Probably the best book I've ever read about UX writing。 Super practical steps and ideas that you can take directly into your writing practices/team。 。。。more
Andres Moreira
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How to design the content for your website？A very well designed and produced book about how to create websites with content that users can easily find and consume。Sarah has a very clear way to explain the whole process， and the writing and discovery tips can be used in everyday life。
Eoghan Hickey
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Lovely short and to the point。 Sure to make designers and researchers contented。 This book is inviting and written in clear language。
Martin Danko
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Great approach to content。 Very practical。
Bryan
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A good introduction to Content Design that goes through the process of a project。 It provides a great overview of the important tools that Sarah Richards has used throughout her career。Rather than going through an example， explaining content design tools in categories you would use them in would've been more effective。 For example， it was confusing to go from job stories to influencing your organization then back to job stories again。 The fracking example was also difficult to relate to。 A good introduction to Content Design that goes through the process of a project。 It provides a great overview of the important tools that Sarah Richards has used throughout her career。Rather than going through an example， explaining content design tools in categories you would use them in would've been more effective。 For example， it was confusing to go from job stories to influencing your organization then back to job stories again。 The fracking example was also difficult to relate to。 。。。more
Sarah
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Create tool for anyone working in communication， marketing， web design and/or content design。
Krispijn
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Clear， concise， excellent method， groundbreaking and inspiring。 And a little funny too。
Paul van Buuren
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Prima aanmoediging voor iedereen die woorden op het internet zet: denk er goed over na en bedien altijd in de eerste plaats je bezoeker / gebruiker。 Praktisch， beknopt， nuttig。
Cristina
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Easy to understand and very practical， I feel that I've learnt more than Content Design。 Strongly recommend！ Easy to understand and very practical， I feel that I've learnt more than Content Design。 Strongly recommend！ 。。。more
Joni
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Great overview for people who are new to content design。 For me， it was a good refresher， enforced what I intuitively knew and had valuable， practical tips I can use right away。
Rósa Margrét
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Recommended for web designersRead the book in a web designer class！ Wish I had read it before making my website。 Very easy and quick to read！
Grant
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My new bible for work。 Sarah Richards has impeccable bona fides and breaks the ideas down into digestible ways that demonstrate her approach。 This book is a lot friendlier and more readable than the incredibly dry norm for most web-related books I've read。 While perhaps most of the ideas are not new， she has a way of putting them that reminds you how important some of those best practices that you've been neglecting are。 My new bible for work。 Sarah Richards has impeccable bona fides and breaks the ideas down into digestible ways that demonstrate her approach。 This book is a lot friendlier and more readable than the incredibly dry norm for most web-related books I've read。 While perhaps most of the ideas are not new， she has a way of putting them that reminds you how important some of those best practices that you've been neglecting are。 。。。more
S
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Not exactly what I needed， but interesting。 Poorly printed and with questionable formatting， strangely enough。
John Collins
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I think that most good writers in the ranks of content marketers， UX writers， technical writers， etc know that they’re much more than writers。 This angle of “content design” addresses that reality and gives a super helpful framework to what this discipline really is。 This is not a book about writing， but it’s a book that every writer needs to read 。。。 now！ The 224 pages in the paperback go by quickly， as Richards succinctly moves from point to point。 （The format/design of the pages is a little d I think that most good writers in the ranks of content marketers， UX writers， technical writers， etc know that they’re much more than writers。 This angle of “content design” addresses that reality and gives a super helpful framework to what this discipline really is。 This is not a book about writing， but it’s a book that every writer needs to read 。。。 now！ The 224 pages in the paperback go by quickly， as Richards succinctly moves from point to point。 （The format/design of the pages is a little different， but it works just fine！）Richards knows her stuff， and this book helps me see the world of content much more clearly。 。。。more
Nina
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Great ideas for designing content but completely confused why you'd pick a controversial top like 'fracking' as a case study example。 Great ideas for designing content but completely confused why you'd pick a controversial top like 'fracking' as a case study example。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Content Design
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Content Design&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Content Design&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0